India, Oct. 21 -- Over the past few days, a claim has gone viral on social media that Austrian weapons manufacturer Glock GmbH is set to discontinue most of their existing commercial handguns. An Instagram account called glockstore, where the claim originated, said that the discontinuation is part of an overhaul in which a new 'V Model' series will be launched in place of the legacy model.

However, the claims are unverified and no official announcement from Glock GmbH has confirmed this, as of now. There are also no reports from credible news agencies about Glock making such a move. However, Glock has indeed announced the discontinuation of legacy models on their website recently.

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